Bed-pan.



M. K. ENA.

BED PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6.1918.

1,297,81 3. Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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- BEDrPAN'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedfMar. 18, 1919.:

Application filed. June 6, 1918. Seria1-No.238,589

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARIA K. ENA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los An geles, in the county of Los Angeles and-State of California, have-invented new anduseful Improvements in Bed-Pans, of which: the following is a specification.

This invent1on relates to bed pans, and it has for its object to provide an improved de-.

vice or utensil of this character, which will be superior in point of relative simplicity and inexpensiveness in manufacture, convenience in use and in disposition when out of service, facihty 1n cleaning, maximum capacity 1n conjunction with compactness in form, and

which will be generally superior in efliciency and serviceability.

Vith the above and other objects in view,

provision, construction, formation, combination, association and relative arrangement of parts, members and features, all as hereinafter described, shown in the drawing, and

finally pointed out in claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a top plan-view of an improved bed pan constructed and organized to embody the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevaton of the'same with a portion of the-lid or cover or door thereof in elevated position, such part being shown in depressed osition in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of thesame partly broken away for-fullness of illustration;

Fig. A view of the same, taken upon the line c m, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation, similar to Fig. 2, the entire lid, door or closure being, however, shown in raised position.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are designated by the same reference characters.

Referring with particularity to the drawing, the improved bed pan comprises an elongated vessel or body 5, tapering sharply toward its forward end portion 6, and lies pronouncedly toward its rear end portion 7, at which ends respectively it may be provided with a loop or eye 8 for suspending the bed pan from a hook or nail or the like, and with a handle 9 whereby itmay be carried, or whereby also it may be suspended. The body 5 is of increasing depth toward its median portion, and tapers in depth toward is a vertical transverse sectional its end portions, and is provided with atop.-

opening'normally covered by a lid, cover or closure A: It :will :be understood that the body 5-includes side, end, top andbottom walls, capable of holding liquid contents,

and that the closure Ai-may be manipulated to open up the vessel at the top, for use', and

for removingthe'contents and cleaning the interior. The'ClOSure'A is hinged to the top ofthe body 5, at as '10, andcomprises a mam hinged member a and a secondary hinged member b,such mam member *being preferably hinged to the body-as at 10, and the secondary member I) being hinged: to thcmemher a as at 11. Such hinge lines extend in angularity each to the other, preferably at an angle of 90 degrees, so that the entire lid or cover A may be hinged at its side so as to tilt it upwardly and crosswise of the body'5; and when-the membera, so hinged at its side as at 10; is closed, the member b' may be moved-uponits hinge upwardly and lengthwise of the body 5. The member?) may thus be swung upwardly and rearwardly onto the member a, to permit access to the-interior of the vessel, for useofthe same, and-the'entire closure A upon its main hinges lO'may swing-open, for use if desired or necessary, or for purpose of removing the contents of the device or cleansing the interior of the same;- A lat-oh device or fasten mg means 01s provided at the forward end of the body to 'cooperate with a'pin or-stud 12 upon the closure :member I), for 'the purpose of holding down the entire closure A,

with its two members, tight upon the'body' 5 and the closure member a may, if desired, have a finger-piece 13 whereby it and the member I) may be jointly manipulated. The members a and b of the closure A are preferably provided with flanged and lipped edge portions 14, having an overlapping flange fit in connection with flanges 15 upon the edge portions of the opening which such closure. is applied to, such flanges 15 extending downwardly into such opening. This insures a tight and a sanitary fit of the closure to the body 5.

In the use of the bed pan the forward end portion 6 with its sharp dimunition in depth, toward the central deepest portion of the vessel, will be found capable of convenient introduction into position for service, and the pronounced downward bulge in the central portion of the body produces a capacity of the vessel which is maximum for a bed pan of the size and dimensions and other features of convenience and comfort involved. The closure members may be readily manipulated either to entirely or partially open the device, and may be held jointly innclosed position by the latch device 0, effectively and in a sanitary'manner sealing up the contents of the vessel, largely due to the provision of the cooperating flange formations of the closure and body,

at 14: and 15. The device may be conveniently handled, and suspended when out of use, by means of the handle 9 and the loop oreye8.

It is manifest that many and various changes may be made in the construction, formation, association, combination, and provision of parts, members and features, all with respect to the specific showing of the foregoing description and drawing, in adapting the inventionto varying conditions of use and service, without departing other section of the cover and an edge of the opening.

2; A bed pan including an elongated r ceptaclehaving a maximum depth at an intermediate pointin its length, the side and end walls being carried inwardly at the top thereof and definmg an opening, a cover, di-

vided transversely into two sections which are hingedly connectedso that one section can be swung rearwardly upon the other section to partially uncover the opening, and a hinge connection between one section of the cover and an edge of the opening, the two hinge connections being arranged at an angle to each other;

3. A bed pan including an elongated receptacle having side and end wallswhich are carried inwardlyfat the top thereof and define an opening, an inturned' peripheral flange extending around the opening,a coverfor closing the opening formed'with ape. ripheralifiange which neststightly within the peripheral flange ofthe opening, said cover being formed in hingedly connected sections: so that one section canbe; swung upon the other section to partially uncover the opening, and a hinge connection be tween one section ofthe of the opening.

4'. A bed pan includingan elongatedre: ceptacle having a maximum depthat an intermediate point in its length and tapering toward both ends thereof, the side and end walls being carried inwardly. at the.top of the receptacle and defining an opening, a

coverclosing the opening and divided :transversely into two'sections which are hingedly connected so that one section can be swung upon the other section to partially uncoverthe opening, and a hinge connection between the said other section of the cover and an edge of the opening.

cover andan edge V In testimony whereof, I have signedmy name to this specification in the two subscribing witnesses.

MARIA K. ENA,

presence of Witnesses RAY OND Ivns BLAKESLEE, ADA HUFFMAN.

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